Give each group of 4 –6 a set of cards. The cards are
dealt out, the first student selects one of his/her cards, reads it out, and
the group discuss it. Then the next student selects a card, and so on.

Agree or
disagree?

Schools should teach a wider
variety of subjects.

Agree or
disagree?

It is very important to save
declining languages from extinction.

Agree or
disagree?

Small shops are better than
supermarkets.

Agree or disagree?

Blood sports such as
bullfighting and hunting are cruel, and should be banned.

Agree or disagree?

Smoking should be banned in all
public places.

Agree or
disagree?

“Money is the root of all evil.”

Agree or disagree?

It is essential to have a
guidebook when travelling.

Agree or disagree?

Tourism is making everywhere
seem the same.

Agree or disagree?

Fashion only exists to make
people spend more money on clothes.

Agree or disagree?

Employers should never expect
employees to work for more than 40 hours a week.

Agree or disagree?

It is cruel to keep a cat or a
dog in an apartment.

Agree or disagree?

Censorship is never justifiable.

Agree or disagree?

Computers waste more time than
they save.

Agree or disagree?

Capital punishment is
unjustifiable and barbaric.

Agree or disagree?

The best age to get married is
around 25.

Agree or disagree?

It is reasonable for employers
not to give jobs to people with piercings or tattoos.

Agree or disagree?

It would be better if TV had
never been invented.

Agree or disagree?

All advertising is dishonest.

Agree or disagree?

It is fair that famous people
should be pursued by the press.

Agree or disagree?

The more security cameras, the
better.

Agree or disagree?

National museums which buy
expensive works of art are wasting taxpayers’ money.

Agree or disagree?

Famous actors and sports
celebrities are paid far too much.

Agree or disagree?

There is nothing wrong with
being able to choose the sex of your baby.